JD Vance claimed Kamala Harris would take guns from Americans, during a speech that addressed the Apalachee High School shooting
JD Vance created fresh backlash this week after making comments on school shootings and gun ownership days after a deadly attack at the Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday morning.
The Republican vice president nominee for the 2024 election angered many who believed he suggested such shootings were a « fact of life » the day after the tragedy in Georgia, in which two 14-year-old students and two teachers were killed.
Vance also used the speech to attack Kamala Harris, suggesting the Democratic presidential nominee plans to take away guns from « law-abiding American citizens. »
The Claim
At a speech in Phoenix, Arizona, on September 5, 2024, JD Vance spoke about the Georgia High School shooting and plans to deal with gun violence.
« And yes, after holding these folks up in prayer and giving them our sympathies, because that’s what people deserve in a time of tragedy, then we have to think about how to make this less common », Vance said.
« Now, look, the Kamala Harris answer to this is to take law-abiding American citizens’ guns away from them. That is what Kamala Harris wants to do. »
The Facts
The Biden administration has taken action on gun control and Harris has a record of supporting it, but the claim that she wants to take guns away lacks context.
